He began the season by winning the prestigious season opening Daytona 200, including the 250cc and Superbike classes, making him the only rider to win all three divisions in a single year.
Gene Romero (born May 22, 1947 in Martinez, California) is a former motorcycle racer who won the 1970 A.M.A. Grand National Championship and the 1975 Daytona 200.
Saarinen's 1973 season started amazingly well, as he became the first European rider to win the prestigious Daytona 200 race in the United States on a TZ350 against much larger-capacity opposition.
In 2008, Hayes won the Daytona 200 but was disqualified soon after for an illegal crankshaft.
He won the 1991 Daytona 200 Superbike race, when he was replacing the injured Randy Renfrow.
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He stunned the crowd by winning both the AMA Superbike and 600 SuperSport events at season-opening Daytona 200 races.
He developed his career in longer-distance events, and raced in the very first Daytona 200 on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1937.
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The 'Daytona' name was derived from American rider Buddy Elmore's win at the 1966 Daytona 200 race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.